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TALKING MACHINE.

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TALKINGMACHINE.

To all whom it may concern:

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comparatively long tubular sound conveyor interposed between the major portion of the sound amplifier and the sound reproducing means: to provide an inclosedtalking ma chine having an upright vertically oblong casing, a relatively long and large amplifier conveniently arranged to deliver sounds from the upper front portion of the casing, and to permit a relatively large amount of space to be reserved in the casing for the storage of sound records: and to provide other improvements as will appear hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a fragmentary fiont elevation of a talking machine constructed in accordance with this invention; Fig. 2 a fragmentary side elevation of the same partly in vertical section; Fig. 3 'a top plan view of a portion of the same and Fig. 41; a fragmentary vertical section of a modified form of a portion of this invention. Referring to the drawings, one embodiment of this invention comprises an upright vertically oblong cabinet 1, consisting of a main or body portion 2, and-a superimposed smaller port-ion 3. The main portion of the cabinet comprises a vertical exterior front wall 10, two parallel vertical exterior side walls 11 and 12, and a vertical back wall 13. These vertical exterior walls are connected at their lower ends by a horizontal exterior.

wall 14:, forming the bottom of the cabinet, and the upper end of these vertical walls are connected by a horizontal wall 15 forming the top of the body of the cabinet. Suitable standards 16 depend'from the lower end of'the cabinet for supportingthe same. The portion ,3 of the cabinet superimposed upon the top wall 15 comprises the usual vertical walls 17 forming a rectangular in closure, and the usual hollow cover 18 hinged thereto.

In the space above the horizontal top wall 15 and the cover 18, is inclosed the usual Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 26,1913.

Application filed February 20, 1911. Serial No. 609,589.

turn-table 25, which is mounted as usual upon a vertical spindle 26 extending downwardly through the top wall 15 and actuated by the usual mechanism 27 depending downwardly within the body of the cabinet from the top wall. The central portion of the top wall 15, which carries the turntable and actuating mechanism, is preferably divided from the remainder of the top wall and is removable therefrom, together with the turn-table and actuating mechanism, the removable portion being supported on cleats 28 secured to the underside of theouter portion of the top wall.

Arranged above the turn-table 25 and in the spacebeneath the cover 18Iis the usual or any suitable sound box 30 which 006 crates withthe turn-table. This sound box is preferably pivotally connected to the free end of a hollow tone arm 35 with which it communicates and the other end of the'tone arm is turned "downwardlyand is pivotally supported by and upon the upper end of a vertical tubular sound conveyer 3.6, with which it communicates, the tone arm being restrained to swing about a fixed vertical axis by any suitable means-such, for instance, as a pivot 37 carried by a bracket 38 rigid with the tubular conveyer 36.

The tubular sound conveyer 36 extends downwardly in a vertical direction through an aperture40 through the top wall 15 in the left hand rear corner thereof, and is terminally secured at its lower end to the inlet end of a hollow substantially U -shaped metal bracket 41 with which it communi: cates. v

The U-shaped bracket 41' extends obliquely across the bottom wall 14 of the cabinet from the lower end of the sound conveyor 36, terminating at its forward 'or outlet end midway between the side walls of the cabinet comparatively close to the front wall ofthe cabinet, and is rigidly secured to the upper surface of the bottom wall by bolts 42, or' otherwise. Securedv to the front or outlet end of the bracket 41 and communicating therewith, is the lower end of an upwardly flaring elongated hollow metal socket 5O communicating therewith, and the upper ,end of which supports a plurality of upwardly diverging sounding boards 51 which are secured between two upwardly diverging sounding b0ards 52 and forming therewith the major portion of a sound amplifier,

substantially level with the front edge of the;

delivery end of the amplifier to the undersurface of the top Wall 15 of the cabinet-and;

' forming an outlet for sound waves transmitted from the amplifier. This opening is provided with the usual doors 56, hinged as at 57 to open outwardly, or with othersuit able means to form-a closure.

I For deflecting sound Waves, through the outlet 55 in the front of the casing after issuing from the amplifier, an inclined defleeting wall or plate 58 maybe arranged within the cabinet above the delivery end of the amplifier and beneath the top wall 15. The upper edge of this inclined wall contacts with and is secured to the undersurface of the top wall 15 and the end edges of this plate contact with and are secured to the inner surfaces of the opposite side walls 11 and 12 respectively. This deflecting wall 58 may be either flat as shown in Fig. 2 and inclined substantially at an -an gle of 45, or may have a curved concave inner surface as shown at 59 in Fig. i.

To'provide a receptaclefor the storage of records, the cabinet 1 is, divided into compartments by a vertical partition 60 arranged parallel to the front wall and im-. -mediately in the rear of the major portion- 51, 52,of the amplifier, but spaced therefrom; a vertical' partition 61, parallel toth'e side walls of the cabinet and extending from the first mentioned vertical partition to the rear wall of the cabinet; a horizontal partition 62 arranged beneath the actuating mechanism 27 and connecting the upper edges of the vertical partitions-.60 and 61 with the back wall 13 and side wall 12 and forming the upper end of the redeptacle for records; a horizontal partition 63 arranged immediately above the hollow bracket 41 at the lower end of the cabinet and connecting the lowerredges ofthe vertical partitions 60 and 61, and the back wall 13, and side wall 12 of the cabinet and forming the bottom of the receptacle for records. A horizontal partition64c may be arranged midway between the horizontal partitions 62and records into two compartments, and other partltions may be used if desired to form further compartments in the receptacle. The side 12 of the cabinet is provided with 63 to divide the receptacle for net from the front wall of the cabinet to the vertical partition 60 parallel thereto, and diverge from the lower portion of this vertical partition 60 adjacent to the lower portion of the socket 50 of the amplifier to the side walls 11 and 12 respectively, terminating-preferably slightly below the plane of the mouth of the amplifier. The lower, edge of the inclined deflecting plate 58 above the mouth of the amplifier is preferably in contact with and secured to the upper portion of the front surface of the vertical partition 60 immediately in the rear; of the major portion of the amplifier.- These diverging partitions 70 act to deflect sound waves transmitted from the sides. of the amplifier toward the outlet 55 through the front wall 1 of the cabinet. By this construction, the major portion or delivery end of the sound amplifier communicates with the sound reproducer 30 through the usual tone arm 35 and through a relatively long tubular sound conveyor 36 which is supported-only adjacent its ends, and which is free from contact with' the eabinet, and this arrangement is thought to have certain acoustical advantages. Y

It is obvious that this invention is not limited to the particular construction shown and described, but may be embodied in other forms without departing from the spirit of this invention, or'the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus fully described this invention, I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States:. I

' 1. A talking machine, comprising acabinet' provided with an outlet, a hollow sound amplifier in said cabinet and having a de-' livery end openingtoward said outlet, sound reproducing means communicating with said amplifier, and walls inclosed within said cabinet and spaced upon opposite sides of said amplifier respectively, said walls diverging toward said outlet and forming a portion of a compartment surrounding said amplifier and communicating with said sound reproducing means only through said amplifier.

2. A talking machine, comprising a cabiprovided with an outlet,.sound reproducing means carried by said cabinet, a hollow longitudinally tapering sound amplifier opening at its larger end toward said outlet, said sound reproducmg means. commun cating with said ampl fier, and walls r gid with and inclosed within said cabinet, and spaced upon opposite sides of said amplifier respectively, said walls diverging toward said outlet and forming a portion of a compartment surrounding said amplifier and communicating with said sound reproducing means only through said amplifier.

3. A'talking machine, comprising a cabinet having a top wall and a bottom wall, sound reproducing means arranged above said top wall, a hollow bracket adjacent said bottom wall and rigidly secured thereto and provided with an inlet and an outlet, an upwardly extending tubular sound conveyer communicating .at one end with said sound reproducing means and at its other end with said bracket through said inlet, and sound amplifying means extending upwardly from said bracket and communicating therewith. through said outlet.

at; In a talking machine, thecombination with a cabinet having an upright exterior wallprovided with an outlet, of sound amplifymg means having an upwardly open-' ing delivery end arranged in said cabinet adjacent said outlet, the end edges of said delivery, end being inclined inwardly and upwardly from adjacent said upright wall,

sound deflecting means arranged above said delivery end and inclined upwardly and to ward said wall to deflect sound waves delivered by said amplifier through said outlet, and sound reproducingmeans arranged above said sound deflecting mdans and communicating with said amplifyingmeans:

5QA talking machine comprising a Vertically elongated cabinet, sound reproducing means 'arrangedadjacent the upper end of said cabinet, a hollow bracket rigidly securedin position adjacent the lower end of said cabinet, means of'communication between said sound reproducing means and said bracket, hollow sound amplifying means secured -to and communicating with said bracket and extending upwardly therefrom and opening through an outlet provided therefor adjacent the upper end of said cabinet.

, 6. A talking machine, comprising a cabinet,- having an outlet in an external wall J OHN. C. ENGLISH. Witnessesr' 4 v FRANK B. MIDDLETON, J r., CHARLES F. WILLARD.

thereof, sound reproducing means carried 

